Poor people have a higher probability of facing additional shortages and a lower probability of suffering an existing shortage than people who are not poor.

We analyse how opinions on economic redistribution and social protection depend not only on family incomes, but also on the wages earned by people in the immediate social environment.

Having a job is no longer sufficient for escaping poverty. Many households, especially with children, are experiencing in-work poverty associated with low wages or periods of inactivity.

The risk of poverty among the working-age population increased by 20% during the Great Recession. What role is played by social transfers?

What impact has the economic crisis caused by covid-19 had on wage inequality? Have public subsidies been sufficient? We analyse which groups have been most affected.